Puesta a punto de un sistema de medida de radón a partir de un dispositivo de simulación de exhalación

Abstract

Radon is a radioactive gas from the uranium decay which is being considered as a carcinogenic element by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2010. In 2013, it was published the Directive 59/2013/EURATOM which establishes new radon limit values, more restrictive, and action plans against radon in air. Since then, and due to the great concern about radon hazardous, several research centers, as well as laboratories and collaborating entities, are joining their efforts in order to develop different methodologies and protocols that allow the control and mitigation of radon gas, with the aim of reducing its concentration in air, and thus preserving population health. Within this context, this works performs the setting up of a RadonScout detector (SARAD GmbH), portable equipment that lets to know in situ and continuously the concentration of radon in air in any location. Measurements have been taken with experimental equipment designed to keep constant environmental conditions. To check the repeatability of the measurements, the results have been compared with RAD7 (Durridge) detector which has been previously used in several intercomparison and calibration procedures.